>> Tomorrow the FCC will release an order that forces all independent>> VOIP providers to offer 911 service within 120 days. On the surface>> the move seems like a simple way of ensuring public safety, but>> critics believe it's really an incumbent engineered attempt to crush>> upstart VoIP competitors.

> I believe the issue is that even once you activate it, you wouldn't> get connected to real E911 services. The LECs didn't provide them> with the proper access to the E911 infrastructure, so Vonage was> forwarding 911 to administrative offices rather than 911 operators.

The LECs didn't provide them with access to the E911 infrastructure at
the price they were willing to pay would be a more accurate way of
stating the problem. They thought it should be free and the LECs wanted
full cost pricing plus return on investment. That's called capitalism.

Tom Horne

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